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Roland99

(53,342 posts)
2. trump asking why they have to dig lines in the ground
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 02:44 PM
Sep 2020

uh...it's to help prevent the fires from spreading.

I've known that since I was probably like 8

Roland99

(53,342 posts)
4. asking, essentially, why dead trees (from drought or beetle infestations) aren't cleared out
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 02:45 PM
Sep 2020

someone mentioned something like 163 million (acres? trees)

Essentially replying that it's not feasible to clear out all the dead trees.

IcyPeas

(21,866 posts)
12. trump again mentions countries in europe that don't have these fires
Mon Sep 14, 2020, 03:01 PM
Sep 2020

meanwhile it was in the high 90s and triple digit temperatures here for a time. I don't think Finland or Austria get that hot.

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